EDP 631 Core Seminar III:Issues and Problems in Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Policy Analysis
Meets: 4:00–6:50 P.M., Wed. Chafee 601
Instructor: Dr. David Byrd
Office: Chafee 706
Work 874-5484 dbyrd@uri.edu
Office Hrs: 3:00 – 4:00 PM Wed., by appointment or after class
Course Description
Issues and problems related to applications of organizational theory, leadership theory, and policy analysis are studied. Core seminar examines cases related to district, state, and/or regional educational offices and agencies. (Seminar) Pre 630, 620, 621.
The focus of this course is on educational improvement and policy, particularly at the preschool through secondary levels, for all children in all communities. A central question during this course will be: What are the outcomes for students of educational policy and school improvement efforts and do these policies lead to equity and social justice?
Required Texts
Ravitch, Diane. (2010). The death and life of the great American school system: How testing and choice are undermining education. Philadelphia, PA: Basic Books/ Perseus.
Brill, Steven. (2011). Class warfare: Inside the fight to fix America's schools. New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster.
In addition, a reading list is provided below and some copies will be passed out in class; others can be downloaded.
Course Requirements
During this course students complete a review of research on a topic which has implications for educational policy and school improvement. Class time will be spent in the discussion of policy, leadership, research and theory related to educational improvement. Therefore, your knowledge and experiences in education are of major importance in the interpretation and analysis of course reading. Class attendance and participation are important aspects of this class.
Scholarly Paper Assignment
You are to pick a policy issue related to school improvement and write a scholarly paper that is of publishable quality in a peer reviewed journal. This article/presentation should have as its core research based inquiry (approximately 5000 words). It is the expectation of this course that you will send the resulting paper to an educational journal for review. The paper will be due in sections and will be discussed and reviewed:
statement describing the problem, question, or objective of your paper
second draft
final paper due (70% Grade)
Weekly assignments
You are also asked each week to prepare comments notes (respond with discussion comment) of the readings to assist our discussions during seminar. (10% Grade)
Each week you will provide an in-class update on progress made toward completion of your scholarly work and meet in teams for peer review and support.
You will make a formal presentation of your article/paper (10% Grade) of professional quality using professional standards (RI Beginning Teacher Standards Rubric) including appropriate use of technology - for example, PowerPoint or other presentation software.
Class attendance and participation (10% Grade)
Assignments:
Date
Topic(s), Readings and Assignment Due Dates
Week 1
9/7
Review syllabus and course requirements.
Wiki space invitation confirmed
Week 2
9/14
Ravitch Chapter 1 Brill Pages 1-50
York-Barr, J. & Duke, K. (2004). What do we know about teacher leadership. Review of Educational Research, 74(3), 255-316.
Review of Research topics for next week.
Week 3
9/21
Meet in Curriculum Materials Library
Session will focus of use of online databases to gather reference materials. Please come with a research topic. Please make sure you have an updated library card for URI. (I am told that a RIC library card will be honored at URI.) We will be using the URI library as a resource this semester.
Product for week 4
Finalize a list of references and copies of articles and books needed to complete article or paper for presentation. Please bring a sample article to class and submission guidelines or the directions for paper presentation submission. Review problem statement for papers (2-3 pages with list of APA references and copies of important research studies in area). Include one of the following: 1. a copy of a problem statement, question, or objective for your paper and an article you consider a model for the type of article you are writing (from the journal to which you will be submitting your article) or 2. a rough draft of completed proposal format (e.g., problem statement, question or objective, cover sheet, abstract, etc.) required for submitting paper for presentation.
Send to peer reviewers and dbyrd@uri.edu on Wed.
Week 4
9/28
See assignment above Ravitch Chapter 2 Brill Pages 51-94 AFT Sizing up Standards Nation at Risk
Week 5
10/5
Ravitch Chapter 3 Brill Pages 95-146
Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: A Brief for Policymakers American Education Research Association and National Academy of Education
20 Year Hispanic Achievement Gap
Shute, V. J. (2008). Focus on formative feedback. Review of Educational Research,78 (1), 153–189.
10/12
Monday Classes meet no class.
Week 6
10/19
Ravitch Chapter 4 Brill Pages 147-205
Borman, G.D. (2005) National Efforts to Bring Reform to Scale in High-Poverty Schools: Outcomes and Implications. Review of Research In Education, 29, 1-28
Week 7
10/26
1. Materials on literature reviews
Guidelines for writing a literature review by Helen Mongan-Rallis. Last updated: November 17, 2006 http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html 2. E. M. Silva Mangiante, E. M. (2011). Teachers matter: Measures of teacher effectiveness in low-income minority schools. Asse Eval Acc , 23, 41–63.
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week Ravitch Chapter 5 Brill Pages 206- 251
Discussion of Paper Topics please bring update draft of literature review and sample electronic or hard copies of sources. Please be ready to share examples of data that you will use in your literature review.
Week 8
11/2
Class will meet at:
“Town Hall Meeting”
With The United States Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan
November 2, 2011
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) is pleased to invite you to a Town Hall Meeting featuring United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to be held on November 2, 2011. Co-sponsored by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the meeting will be held at the Providence Career and Technical Academy at 41 Fricker Ave., Providence, RI. The program begins at 3:15 pm and ends at 4:15 pm. Secretary Duncan will offer brief remarks and respond to questions from a panel of education and community leaders, followed by questions from the audience.
1. Senate Education Panel Approves ESEA Overhaul. Education Week, October 20, 2011
2. Zoll, S. (in press). Sustainable Practices in Mentoring: Tools to Support Child Outcomes and a Mentoring Protocol in Early Language and Literacy. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field.
Reminder Draft 2 of paper due next Monday (draft paper, full references)
Email by Monday next week to dbyrd@uri.edu and peer reviewer(s)
1. Karp, M. M., Hughes, K. L. (2008). Supporting college transitions through collaborative programming: A conceptual model for guiding policy. Teachers College Record Volume 110(4), 838–866.
2. Desimone, L., Porter, A., Garet, M., Yoon, K., & Birman, B. (2002). Effects of professional development on teachers’instruction: Results from a three-year longitudinal study, 24(2), 81-112.
Draft 2 of paper due Monday this week (draft paper, full references, copies of references brought to class)
Email to dbyrd@uri.edu and peer reviewer(s) title paper (last name_title topic.doc)
Discussion of Paper Topics (Individual appoinments)
Week 11
11/23
Ravitch Chapter 8 Brill Pages 355-401
Yettick, H. (2009). The research that reaches the public: Who produces the educational research mentioned in the news media? Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Sanders, W. L. (2000). Value-Added Assessment from student achievement data: Opportunities and hurdles. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 14, (4); 329-339.
Kupermintz, H. (2003). Teacher effects and teacher effectiveness: A validity investigation of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 25(3), 287-298.
Amrein-Beardsley, A. (2008). Methodological Concerns About the Education Value-Added Assessment System. Educational Researcher, Vol. 37 (2), 65–75.
Gijbels, D., Dochy, F., Van den Bossche, P., and Segers, M. (2005) Effects of Problem Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment. Review of Educational Research, 75 (1), 27-62
Week 12
11/30
Ravitch Chapter 9, 10, 11 (discussion focused on Chapter 11) Brill Pages 402-420, 421-441 (discussion focused on Pages 421-441)
Yettick, H. (2009). The research that reaches the public: Who produces the educational research mentioned in the news media? Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Additional possible readings:
McBrien, J.L. (2005) Educational Needs and Barriers for Refugee Students in the United States: A Review of the Literature. Review of Educational Research, 75 (3), 329-364
Lee, J. (2008). Is test-driven external accountability effective? Synthesizing the evidence from cross-state causal-comparative and correlational studies. Review of Educational Research, 78, (3), 608–644.
Sirin, S.R. (2005) Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Review of Research. Review of Educational Research, 75 (3), 417-453
Week 13
12/7
All Final Papers Due Monday December 5 at noon email as attachment todbyrd@uri.edu and peer reviewer(s).
Presentations 10 minute Power Point
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week Ravitch Chapter 5 Brill Pages 206- 251
Discussion of Paper Topics please bring update draft of literature review and sample electronic or hard copies of sources. Please be ready to share examples of data that you will use in your literature review.
Week 8
Class will meet at:
“Town Hall Meeting”
With The United States Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan
November 2, 2011
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) is pleased to invite you to a Town Hall Meeting featuring United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to be held on November 2, 2011. Co-sponsored by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the meeting will be held at the Providence Career and Technical Academy at 41 Fricker Ave., Providence, RI. The program begins at 3:15 pm and ends at 4:15 pm. Secretary Duncan will offer brief remarks and respond to questions from a panel of education and community leaders, followed by questions from the audience.
1. Senate Education Panel Approves ESEA Overhaul. Education Week, October 20, 2011
2. Zoll, S. (in press). Sustainable Practices in Mentoring: Tools to Support Child Outcomes and a Mentoring Protocol in Early Language and Literacy. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field.
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week Ravitch Chapter 6 Brill Pages 252-305
Wayne, A. J. & Youngs, P. (2003). Teacher characteristics and student achievement gains: A review. Review of Educational Research, 73(1), 89-122.
Newmann, F., Smith, B., Allensworth, E., & Bryk. (2001) Instructional program coherence: What it is and why it should guide school improvement policy. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 23(4), 297-321.
Meets: 4:00–6:50 P.M., Wed. Chafee 601
Instructor: Dr. David Byrd
Office: Chafee 706
Work 874-5484
dbyrd@uri.edu
Office Hrs: 3:00 – 4:00 PM Wed., by appointment or after class
Course Description
Issues and problems related to applications of organizational theory, leadership theory, and policy analysis are studied. Core seminar examines cases related to district, state, and/or regional educational offices and agencies. (Seminar) Pre 630, 620, 621.
The focus of this course is on educational improvement and policy, particularly at the preschool through secondary levels, for all children in all communities. A central question during this course will be: What are the outcomes for students of educational policy and school improvement efforts and do these policies lead to equity and social justice?
Required Texts
Ravitch, Diane. (2010). The death and life of the great American school system: How testing and choice are undermining education. Philadelphia, PA: Basic Books/ Perseus.
Brill, Steven. (2011). Class warfare: Inside the fight to fix America's schools. New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster.
In addition, a reading list is provided below and some copies will be passed out in class; others can be downloaded.
Course Requirements
During this course students complete a review of research on a topic which has implications for educational policy and school improvement. Class time will be spent in the discussion of policy, leadership, research and theory related to educational improvement. Therefore, your knowledge and experiences in education are of major importance in the interpretation and analysis of course reading. Class attendance and participation are important aspects of this class.
Scholarly Paper Assignment
You are to pick a policy issue related to school improvement and write a scholarly paper that is of publishable quality in a peer reviewed journal. This article/presentation should have as its core research based inquiry (approximately 5000 words). It is the expectation of this course that you will send the resulting paper to an educational journal for review. The paper will be due in sections and will be discussed and reviewed:
Weekly assignments
Assignments:
Topic(s), Readings and Assignment Due Dates
9/7
Wiki space invitation confirmed
9/14
Brill Pages 1-50
York-Barr, J. & Duke, K. (2004). What do we know about teacher leadership. Review of Educational Research, 74(3), 255-316.
Review of Research topics for next week.
9/21
Session will focus of use of online databases to gather reference materials. Please come with a research topic. Please make sure you have an updated library card for URI. (I am told that a RIC library card will be honored at URI.) We will be using the URI library as a resource this semester.
Product for week 4
Finalize a list of references and copies of articles and books needed to complete article or paper for presentation. Please bring a sample article to class and submission guidelines or the directions for paper presentation submission.
Review problem statement for papers (2-3 pages with list of APA references and copies of important research studies in area). Include one of the following:
1. a copy of a problem statement, question, or objective for your paper and an article you consider a model for the type of article you are writing (from the journal to which you will be submitting your article) or
2. a rough draft of completed proposal format (e.g., problem statement, question or objective, cover sheet, abstract, etc.) required for submitting paper for presentation.
Send to peer reviewers and dbyrd@uri.edu on Wed.
9/28
Ravitch Chapter 2
Brill Pages 51-94
AFT Sizing up Standards
Nation at Risk
10/5
Brill Pages 95-146
Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: A Brief for Policymakers American Education Research Association and National Academy of Education
20 Year Hispanic Achievement Gap
Shute, V. J. (2008). Focus on formative feedback. Review of Educational Research, 78 (1), 153–189.
10/19
Brill Pages 147-205
Borman, G.D. (2005) National Efforts to Bring Reform to Scale in High-Poverty Schools: Outcomes and Implications. Review of Research In Education, 29, 1-28
10/26
Guidelines for writing a literature review by Helen Mongan-Rallis. Last updated: November 17, 2006 http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html
2. E. M. Silva Mangiante, E. M. (2011). Teachers matter: Measures of teacher effectiveness in low-income minority schools. Asse Eval Acc , 23, 41–63.
3. Wathington, H. D., Barnett, E. A., Weissman, E., Teres, J., Pretlow, J., Nakanishi, A. (October 2011). Getting ready for college: Developmental summer. National Center for Postsecondary Research.
http://www.postsecondaryresearch.org/i/a/document/DSBReport.pdf
http://www.postsecondaryresearch.org/i/a/document/DSBExecutiveSummary.pdf
www.PostsecondaryResearch.org
4. Five Myths About American Schools. Washington Post
5. Additional Materials on writing dissertation including literature review
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week
Ravitch Chapter 5
Brill Pages 206- 251
Discussion of Paper Topics please bring update draft of literature review and sample electronic or hard copies of sources. Please be ready to share examples of data that you will use in your literature review.
11/2
“Town Hall Meeting”
With The United States Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan
November 2, 2011
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) is pleased to invite you to a Town Hall Meeting featuring United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to be held on November 2, 2011. Co-sponsored by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the meeting will be held at the Providence Career and Technical Academy at 41 Fricker Ave., Providence, RI. The program begins at 3:15 pm and ends at 4:15 pm. Secretary Duncan will offer brief remarks and respond to questions from a panel of education and community leaders, followed by questions from the audience.
1. Senate Education Panel Approves ESEA Overhaul. Education Week, October 20, 2011
2. Zoll, S. (in press). Sustainable Practices in Mentoring: Tools to Support Child Outcomes and a Mentoring Protocol in Early Language and Literacy. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field.
3. Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on a College Campuses
Read an excerpt.
Read review from Insidehighered:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/18/study_finds_large_numbers_of_college_students_don_t_learn_much#.TqKe-tePoAo.mailto
Additional materials on Pursing a doctorate on the job.
http://chronicle.com/article/Pursuing-a-Doctorate-on-the/129443/
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week
Ravitch Chapter 6
Brill Pages 252-305
Wayne, A. J. & Youngs, P. (2003). Teacher characteristics and student achievement gains: A review. Review of Educational Research, 73(1), 89-122.
11/9
Email by Monday next week to dbyrd@uri.edu and peer reviewer(s)
1. Karp, M. M., Hughes, K. L. (2008). Supporting college transitions through collaborative programming: A conceptual model for guiding policy. Teachers College Record Volume 110(4), 838–866.
2. Desimone, L., Porter, A., Garet, M., Yoon, K., & Birman, B. (2002). Effects of professional development on teachers’instruction: Results from a three-year longitudinal study, 24(2), 81-112.
Ravitch Chapter 7
Brill Pages 306-354
11/16
Email to dbyrd@uri.edu and peer reviewer(s) title paper (last name_title topic.doc)
Discussion of Paper Topics (Individual appoinments)
11/23
Brill Pages 355-401
Yettick, H. (2009). The research that reaches the public: Who produces the educational research mentioned in the news media? Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Sanders, W. L. (2000). Value-Added Assessment from student achievement data: Opportunities and hurdles. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 14, (4); 329-339.
Kupermintz, H. (2003). Teacher effects and teacher effectiveness: A validity investigation of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 25(3), 287-298.
Amrein-Beardsley, A. (2008). Methodological Concerns About the Education Value-Added Assessment System. Educational Researcher, Vol. 37 (2), 65–75.
Gijbels, D., Dochy, F., Van den Bossche, P., and Segers, M. (2005) Effects of Problem Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment. Review of Educational Research, 75 (1), 27-62
11/30
Brill Pages 402-420, 421-441 (discussion focused on Pages 421-441)
Yettick, H. (2009). The research that reaches the public: Who produces the educational research mentioned in the news media? Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Valentine, J., et. al. (2011). Keeping at-risk students: Review of college retention. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 33, 214-34.
Additional possible readings:
McBrien, J.L. (2005) Educational Needs and Barriers for Refugee Students in the United States: A Review of the Literature. Review of Educational Research, 75 (3), 329-364
Lee, J. (2008). Is test-driven external accountability effective? Synthesizing the evidence from cross-state causal-comparative and correlational studies. Review of Educational Research, 78, (3), 608–644.
Sirin, S.R. (2005) Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Review of Research. Review of Educational Research, 75 (3), 417-453
12/7
Presentations 10 minute Power Point
Readings
Week 2
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
1. Materials on literature reviewsGuidelines for writing a literature review by Helen Mongan-Rallis. Last updated: November 17, 2006 http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html
2. E. M. Silva Mangiante, E. M. (2011). Teachers matter: Measures of teacher effectiveness in low-income minority schools. Asse Eval Acc , 23, 41–63.
3. Wathington, H. D., Barnett, E. A., Weissman, E., Teres, J., Pretlow, J., Nakanishi, A. (October 2011). Getting ready for college: Developmental summer. National Center for Postsecondary Research.
http://www.postsecondaryresearch.org/i/a/document/DSBReport.pdf
http://www.postsecondaryresearch.org/i/a/document/DSBExecutiveSummary.pdf
www.PostsecondaryResearch.org
4. Five Myths About American Schools. Washington Post
5. Additional Materials on writing dissertation including literature review
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week
Ravitch Chapter 5
Brill Pages 206- 251
Discussion of Paper Topics please bring update draft of literature review and sample electronic or hard copies of sources. Please be ready to share examples of data that you will use in your literature review.
Week 8
Class will meet at:“Town Hall Meeting”
With The United States Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan
November 2, 2011
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) is pleased to invite you to a Town Hall Meeting featuring United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to be held on November 2, 2011. Co-sponsored by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the meeting will be held at the Providence Career and Technical Academy at 41 Fricker Ave., Providence, RI. The program begins at 3:15 pm and ends at 4:15 pm. Secretary Duncan will offer brief remarks and respond to questions from a panel of education and community leaders, followed by questions from the audience.
1. Senate Education Panel Approves ESEA Overhaul. Education Week, October 20, 2011
2. Zoll, S. (in press). Sustainable Practices in Mentoring: Tools to Support Child Outcomes and a Mentoring Protocol in Early Language and Literacy. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field.
3. Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on a College Campuses
Read an excerpt.
Read review from Insidehighered:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/18/study_finds_large_numbers_of_college_students_don_t_learn_much#.TqKe-tePoAo.mailto
Additional materials on Pursing a doctorate on the job.
http://chronicle.com/article/Pursuing-a-Doctorate-on-the/129443/
We will not discuss Ravitch or Brill this week
Ravitch Chapter 6
Brill Pages 252-305
Wayne, A. J. & Youngs, P. (2003). Teacher characteristics and student achievement gains: A review. Review of Educational Research, 73(1), 89-122.
Week 9
Week 11
Additional ReadingThese 2 articles are from the the spring 2009 issue of American Educator.
Posted by Shoba Thamma
Newmann, F., Smith, B., Allensworth, E., & Bryk. (2001) Instructional program coherence: What it is and why it should guide school improvement policy. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 23(4), 297-321.
Policy Papers
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David
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